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Ranking of States on Faster Green Nods
For Prelims: Environment Protection Act, 1986, Environment Impact Assessment. For Mains: Environmental Clearances (EC) procedure and related...
21 Jan 2022 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
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Disaster Management in Urban India
This editorial is based upon “Storm Warnings of A Megacity Collapse” which was published in The Hindu on 17/01/2022. It talks about the...
17 Jan 2022 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
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World Heritage Sites & Climate Change
Why in News The first ever scientific assessment of the amounts of greenhouse gases emitted from and absorbed by forests (2001-2020) in UNESCO World...
01 Nov 2021 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
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Indian Railway to be Net Zero Emitter by 2030
Why in News Recently, Indian Railways (IR) has announced that it is likely to become world’s first ‘net-zero’ carbon emitter by...
22 Oct 2021 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
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Children’s Climate Risk Index: UNICEF
Why in News Recently, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with Fridays for Future launched a report named ‘The...
27 Aug 2021 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
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Why in News A new study has confirmed that Stimulating Bacteria (Bioremediation) with nutrients in the cold seawaters of the Canadian Arctic can...
13 Aug 2021 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
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SOP for Environmental Violations: MoEFCC
Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) issued the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to deal with...
13 Jul 2021 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
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Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
Introduction Overview: The Environment (Protection) Act (EPA) was enacted in 1986 with the objective of providing the protection and improvement...
28 Jun 2021 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
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Rescuing Gharials: Mahanadi River
Why in News Recently, Odisha announced a cash award of Rs. 1,000 to conserve gharials in Mahanadi River Basin. Key Points About...
11 Jun 2021 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
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Black Carbon and Glacier Melting
Why in News The report titled “Glaciers of the Himalayas: Climate Change, Black Carbon and Regional Resilience” says that the glaciers...
05 Jun 2021 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
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Climate Change: Impact on Children
Why in News A recent analysis, based on Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN) index, has shown the impact of climate change on children...
24 Apr 2021 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
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Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA): Draft 2020
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) EIA as per UNEP: The UNEP defines Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) as a tool used to identify the...
19 Apr 2021 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
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Why in News The World Air Quality Report, prepared by Swiss organisation IQAir, mentions that 22 of the top 30 most polluted cities globally are in...
18 Mar 2021 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
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Changing Climate and Deglaciation: A Warning Call
This article is based on “Climate and Consciousness” which was published in The Hindu on 04/03/2021. It talks about the impacts of...
05 Mar 2021 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
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Deglaciation Glaciers, ice caps and continental ice sheets cover some 10% of the earth’s land surface at the present time, whereas during...
22 Feb 2021 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
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This article is based on “Rethinking run-of-the-river hydro projects” which was published in The Hindustan Times on 11/02/2021. It...
11 Feb 2021 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
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Biological Diversity Act, 2002
Background The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 was born out of India’s attempt to realise the objectives enshrined in the United Nations...
28 Dec 2020 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
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NGT Panel for Protection of Mahanadi Floodplain
Why in News Recently, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a high level committee to identify floodplain zones of the...
21 Dec 2020 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
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Why in News According to a recent study on the report “Preparing India for Extreme Climate Events” released by the Council on Energy,...
12 Dec 2020 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
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Recovery from Coal Mining in Meghalaya’s Moolamylliang
Why in News Moolamylliang, a village in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, is making progress in becoming a greener place amid abandoned...
07 Dec 2020 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
